Exodus 23:8
Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
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- Deuteronomy 16:19 Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
- Proverbs 17:23 A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.
- Isaiah 5:23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.